January 02, 2012

It's playoff time in the NFL, which means it's pick 'em time in the Sportsfilter. The rules (stolen from DJE's CFL pick 'em)

"THE RULES - How we do it

Here's how she works. You pick who you think will win, and by how much. You then get points based on the result:

- Picked the winner? You get 1 point.
- Picked the winner, and a spread within the Margin of Error? You get 2 points.
- Picked the winner, and you nailed the spread right on? You get 3 points.
- Didn't pick the winner, but nailed the spread right on? You get 1 point.
What's the Margin of Error?

So you can get rewarded for being close to the spread even if you're not spot-on. The bigger the spread, the bigger the margin of error, so you don't have to be as accurate when predicting a blowout as you would when predicting a close game. Here are some examples: